They are suffering hunger and violence,
but baseball-mad Venezuelans found unexpected solace in football as their
under-20 team won through to Sunday’s World Cup final against England. The
“claret reds” or “chamos” (“lads”) squeaked through on penalties in Thursday’s
semi-final in South Korea, after holding Uruguay to 1-1 at the end of extra
time. It is Venezuela’s greatest achievement ever in world football. Despite
one of Venezuela’s most deadly crises in decades, joint first-team and under-20
coach Rafael Dudamel has an unprecedented footballing triumph within his reach.
“I am optimistic. I believe they are going to be champions,” veteran Venezuela
coach Manuel Plasencia told AFP. More…
Friday, June 9, 2017
Joy for Venezuela in U20 final vs England
They are suffering hunger and violence,
but baseball-mad Venezuelans found unexpected solace in football as their
under-20 team won through to Sunday’s World Cup final against England. The
“claret reds” or “chamos” (“lads”) squeaked through on penalties in Thursday’s
semi-final in South Korea, after holding Uruguay to 1-1 at the end of extra
time. It is Venezuela’s greatest achievement ever in world football. Despite
one of Venezuela’s most deadly crises in decades, joint first-team and under-20
coach Rafael Dudamel has an unprecedented footballing triumph within his reach.
“I am optimistic. I believe they are going to be champions,” veteran Venezuela
coach Manuel Plasencia told AFP. More…
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